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Best wishes for the coming year. If you start doing mini documentaries about the channels, and perhaps some history, about the building of the channels, and interesting places along the channels I am sure it will be nice Your trips filled my gap. I found your comments about not enjoying the cruising so much anymore. Typically, a canal might be maybe 4-5 feet deep in the middle (the canal bed tends to slope upwards slightly at the edges). It dawned on me that if you considered selling or auctioning off your iconic celebrity cannalboat along with an autographed DVD package of her amazing heartfelt journeys. AND now see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021. . Cheers Michael, your message is, as always, a pleasure to read and I am most grateful for the support. Anyway, all the very best for which ever path, or should I say canal, you decide to take. Oh, how amusing that you wanted to chat with the saleswoman about narrowboats! You were terrific! First of all thanks for all the very nice and enjoyable videos up to now ( Cruising the Cut, Vandemonium and lately also you story telling) Unfortunately I cannot as I have never used any of the rental companies myself so I cant in good conscience recommend any. I was totally amazed by the funny long boats and would imagine their lives travelling the waterways. Secondly, without some kind of clutch mechanism, the drill would crunch the paddle gear into the end stop and ultimately this would cause wear on it, which costs the CRT money to repair or maintain. Thanks and have a great new year! I worked briefly for a time at IBM in Havant many years ago so I vaguely know the Portsmouth area :-), Hello David from Houston TX. Unlike rivers theres virtually no current in the canals except for whenever a lock is emptied, and with the canals being so shallow and having a lot of trees on the bank, theres an awful lot of silt lying at the bottom. A lot of damage had to be rectified both to boats and the canal infrastructure afterwards. Starring David Johns Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Watch for $0.00 with Prime Watch with Prime Start your 30-day free trial Buy Episode 1 HD $0.99 Your background in Broadcasting Im sure, has much to do with just how successful these videos have been, and I look forward to viewing what you choose to produce in the future. David Johns is on Facebook. How did the boats of old go through tunnels without a towpath? Also, Im out of Kentucky, and was recently out with my wife buying furniture and we met a young saleswoman from the UK. Apart from a few high spots around the canal network, we just dont get the kind of breeze these things need.Plus they have to be put up and down each time you travel. Best always. Cheers. Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. So, he quit the rat race. So hybrid solutions are the only reasonable option. Damian. Have a look at this video from Slim Potatohead where he experiments with one on his caravan (travel trailer): https://youtu.be/ZvXwqMWbt1c?t=122. Firstly, its unlikely a cordless drill would have sufficient power; a lot of the mechanisms can be very stiff indeed hence needing a decent length of handle on the windlass to get the appropriate leverage. Thank you for your dedication over the years, and as you are the Grandfarther of this media, well be counting the days until you find your mojo and publish again. The trouble is that with a 50+ foot, 15 tonne boat, you really need to see what its doing as you maneouvre it, rather than have it all happening behind you. Looking forward to seeing the revised format! Thank you! Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. Do I regret my decision? What does it cost to live aboard a canal boat?There are a huge number of variables which mean there is no simple answer to what does it cost? Please make a cup of tea, get comfortable and take a look at my Vlog 66, Vlog 67 and Vlog 68 plus the more recent Vlog 213, all of which go into the costs in excruciating detail. Not good to have a boat you totally cant use. However, time has come, you need to change up some stuff to bring the adventure and fun back into what you do. An unheated boat in winter even in Spring or Autumn would be cold but thats precisely why narrowboats have heating installed. The canals are all about slowing down to a crawl, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature around you and taking a substantial time out from the world outside. How long was your boat, who built it and when?Its 55 feet 11 inches and was built in 2000. Consider two, 57-foot-long boats coming from opposite directions. You take care David & thank you. Davids background in TV and Radio is probably what brings his YouTube channel such a unique feel. My wife was very glad that I hadnt brought up the topic. Hello David. Very peaceful and pleasant. The steerers will wave and say hello when they pass each other, that is when the back of one boat passes the back of the other. These wont be appearing on Prime (anything after about vlog 201 isnt on Prime) but will be on this website and YouTube. Many people were shocked and some hardcore fans were dissapointed at David for abandoning the narrowboating community that they knew and loved. A lot of people also got great joy from the cruising videos and joked the channel should be renamed to Not Cruising the Cut. Our earlier travels with younger family peaked our interest but your vlog pushed us to jump in. who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. I just watched season 3 today. Happy new year. Thank you Fred, I am glad I can give you that canal enjoyment despite the distance! I really have very few fixed plans such is the joy of the narrowboating life so Ill tell you now: I dont know! By that point the camera on my boats bow is 50 feet further forward so its missed it. Best of luck to you regardless of how you spend this coming year. There is no need to be cold on a narrowboat. Jill, Thank you Jill, much appreciated! I wish you that your new subject for videos gained even a bigger audience. Just found cruising The Cut on Amazon this weekend, what a breath of fresh air your commentary is along with the history of the canals. Thoroughly enjoyed his narrative and view of the places he cruised by. I am big fan of your vids but I believe you that 5 years doing almost the same things may be a little boring. I wish you every success in 2021 and much good health to be sure. All my life after the age of fourteen when I got my drivers license (driving license to you Brits, I believe) I have always enjoyed aimlessly driving about on the miles of back roads as a form of relaxing entertainment. Ive watched all the youtube stuff now. Thank you David for a glimpse of life on the Narrowboat and cursing the canals. Which guide books do you use?I use Nicholsons Guides because some of those were on the boat when I bought it so Im used to them. One life.. live it! Hello Fred, I have a YouTube best of playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_nZYR2nK4&list=PLa9px3O5n5hADgtrnNwa5jTzO7uaWC8-e. And thank you for your kind comments. But no boats have them and there are no disposal facilities for grey water, so its not going to change.The abundance of fish and wildlife on the canals suggests it really isnt an issue! How do you get post and what about registering for a doctor?Your mail can go to a friends or family members address plus there are postal redirection services you can sign up for that will either scan and email your letters to you or forward them to a location of your choice, which you can update as you move around the canals. Thank you. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. I dont do much either, just eat a meal and watch telly or YouTube (see my Day in the Life in Lockdown video). DOCUMENTARY; The real-life adventures of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to spend his days cruising gently along the historic canals of Great Britain at 3mph I must admit I do enjoy your interview vlogs and hope that you can carry on with that side of boating. Mental health is more important to David than pleasing his fans! DJ. Thank you Barry, much appreciated! David Johns, a computer engineer and long-time resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away January 7, 2022 at the age of 56 due to complications relating to COVID-19. Lovely to hear of your three year old enjoying the videos too :-). Im pleased to say my parents are recovering well, and your series has really genuinely helped me to find some calm and re-centre. Cheers. I just wanted to say thanks for these videos. "The carp are spawning! Rest and see how you feel. A fireside chat where I update you on what my plans are for 2021 which starts with taking a break for a couple of months. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. OH! Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. I grew up on a lake in Iowa and miss the water here in California. of yourself. And, to be honest, there are so many other channels offering the living on the canal experience with cruising videos and all, that I think the Cruising the Cut fan base can easily find a new home for this type of content. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. Dear David, Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns.He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and presenter on radio, television and online, working for ITV and the BBC amongst many others, as well as seven or so years as a full-time YouTube videomaker. Anyway, take a break and maybe youll find the passion again after a few of the more in-depth videos you plan to make. Required fields are marked *. I am sure i carry the sentiment of all of your viewers and subscribers when i say i hope to see you again, creating new content after your well deserved break.. Since July 2015, the Cruising the Cut YouTube channel has become one of the most successful narrowboat and canal boat based channels on the platform. How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. Why do you steer from the back, not the front?Because with 40, 50 (indeed up to 72) feet of solid steel boat, you really need to stand at the back to see what its doing when you manoeuvre it; bear in mind they pivot in the middle so when you turn left, the back goes right and vice versa) not seeing what the back is doing could end up with you bashing a lot of moored boats on these narrow canals. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Hi. One thing I personally would LOVE to see more of is this: night time shots, life aboard the boat at night, scenes of the evening skies or stars, din din aboard the boat, that sort of thing. Take a bow, but dont fall in! This last year has been a pain for us all and must be even more lonely when youre a single handler. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Hello and thank you. Thank you Peter, I hope to be back before long although since we are now in another full lockdown, who knows, Hi David, Happy new year to you! Hello Elizabeth. of thousands of video views to get any sensible money. Now settled in Portsmouth so swapped canals for seaside walks. His YouTube channels include: Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUK There are more van videos to come! Get enough views and this will eventually add up. Bicycle Touring Pro: Darren Alff: website | cruising the cut david johns channel Blogger >. Cheers, David, Hi, David: click here for my Frequently Asked Questions page! from Tony Garden. Although he does also have an Instagram account and Facebook page, which might also come in handy . I will still watch yours because I havent seen them all yet. Do continue to enjoy your boat. A rather lovely video to end the season sees David firstly having a new stove pipe custom-made to crown the chimney he'd fixed in Episode One and then, on an utterly glorious day in mid-summer, he takes a trip to Welshpool to see, and experience, a horse-drawn narrowboat. Thank you Iris. Lorna is not my wife, it was a little joke I made in one of the videos because we see so much of each other, and a lot of people thought I was serious. Why do you eat so many cheese sandwiches and whats in them?Because I love cheese I use the strongest cheddar I can get (preferably Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature or Cathedral City et al), with some tomato, maybe some cucumber slices and nothing else. There were narrated cruising videos, informational videos about buying and maintaining a narrowboat and even some documentary style videos (Coal Finger is a great example, watch it below if you havent already!). . If youre permanently in one location or have a base mooring, register somewhere near there and whenever you go back to the mooring you can get your teeth checked or whatever. By what name was Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) officially released in India in English? I have never visited your part of the world and had no idea that cruising the canals was taking place. To start with due to my advancing years I do not hear as well as I did but I can hear every word you say and you do not drown out your remarks with inappropriate music. The reason I'm blogging about this is that in October 2019 the vloger, former TV presenter David Johns*, came to Liverpool to experience crossing the Mersey estuary in a narrow boat. Thank you so much! I'm David Johns. I only recently discovered you on Prime and now currently working my way through your YouTube videos. A thruster could come in handy for tight spots in some marinas but generally its not a necessary item but a luxury so its not on my must have list. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. I really enjoyed your travels after my daughters found you and gave me a pointer. Oh, I can imagine just how your wife is pleased! Sir, I would simply like to thank you for your series, Cruising the Cut, Seasons 1-4. Whodathunk a man and his floating flat would become an over night success. Certainly your out of that so-called Honeymoon period.. and to take a break from any aspects of our daily lives, especially when it is all starting to feel like forced attrition, i think noone could, would or should begrudge you David.. Rest assured there are at least two more seasons for Prime still to come before they catch up with where I am on YouTube :-), I grew up along side the Birminham & Worcester near Hopwood; the brightly paintled narrowboats always caught my attention & instilled a calming sense of freedom when they chugged by. Its only the ads that pay, I get nothing for views of the videos themselves unless youre a member of YouTube Premium. Cheers! I have to admit to not watching them myself as I have watched pretty much all of Davids Cruising the Cut videos on YouTube, so dont really feel the need. Although there are others that do what you doyoure the best. As for voting, you can vote by post or by proxy and (Im told) either declare an affiliation with a particular area of the country and vote there, or if you still own a bricks-and-mortar home, you vote wherever it is. Your planned break is well earned and a change of direction will no doubt be beneficial and a refresh for you ( I wouldnt mind being able to do something of the sort myself ). The cruising the cut david johns Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port Friedkin & # x27 ; re on a.. Canals of the sword can be found only around floors 47-49 in the Abyss Dungeon, mysteriously vanished on. I started watching the series on amazon and was really interested. Cheers. Hence its not generally advised! He really knows how to present a subject well and can do interviews and report on the goings on along the canals in a professional way. I have only done one canal trip, on the Brec, after a life-time of wanting to cruise. Best wishes on your break. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, its good stuff. The novelty has won off now after 5years maybe. Why dont you have a generator?Dedicated diesel generators (ideally in a silenced enclosure) are great but fantastically expensive many thousands of pounds even for little ones. Please stay healthy, and I look forward to your reemergence whenever and in whatever form best suits you. The boat has very little space to store things and I prefer a minimalist, uncluttered, lifestyle. Best wishes. Why dont you have / fit a bow thruster / trolling motor?Although many (generally newer) narrowboats have bow thrusters, it would be near impossible to fit one onto my boat without some major, and expensive, surgery. They have lost their commitment and become the prisoners of their camera, patrons and schedule. Dont be afraid of covering the same ground time and time again. I get buzzed by one or two a year. So keep well, stay safe and enjoy 2021! 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